39 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972), as well as the single " Give It to Me" (No. The band first released several Top 40 singles in the early 1970s, including a cover of the song " Lookin' for a Love" by The Valentinos (which reached No. Beginning in 1999, the band had several reunions prior to the death of its namesake, J. After Wolf left the band in 1983 to pursue a solo career, the band released one more album in 1984 with Justman on lead vocals, before breaking up in 1985. They performed a mix of cover songs of classic blues and R&B songs, along with original compositions written primarily by Wolf and Justman, as well as some group compositions written under the pseudonymous name Juke Joint Jimmy, representing compositions credited to the entire band as a whole. The band played R&B-influenced blues rock during the 1970s and soon achieved commercial success before moving toward a more mainstream radio-friendly sound in the early 1980s, which brought the band to its commercial peak. Wolf and Justman served as principal songwriters.
The original band members included vocalist Peter Wolf, harmonica and saxophone player Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz, drummer Stephen Bladd, vocalist/keyboardist Seth Justman, and bassist Danny Klein. Geils Band / ˌ dʒ eɪ ˈ ɡ aɪ l z/ was an American rock band formed in 1967, in Worcester, Massachusetts, under the leadership of guitarist John "J." Geils. Rock, blues rock (early), new wave (late) Geils Band's last studio effort for Atlantic, leading them to take their talents to EMI for 1978 follow-up, Sanctuary.Not pictured: Seth Justman, Danny Klein, Stephen Jo Bladd Monkey Island was a bit too much for the charts, peaking at #51 on the Billboard 200. They keep it eclectic by following all of that with a rollicking honky-tonk rave-up, "I'm Not Rough," and the horn-blasted and happy "So Good." They end the record on a folksy, almost country moment, "Wreckage." "I'm Falling" is the sweeping and heartfelt piano ballad, followed by the nine-minute title track, which evolves from a cool funky jazz jam into a big rock almost gospel-like hand-in-the-air shout-along anthem. The production is a little dry, but Magic Dick's energetic harp solo and the band's precision performance more than make up for it. Geils Band's version of 1965 single "I Do" by the Marvelows wasn't a hit record.
It sets the stage for a record that goes all over the place, making for a surprisingly enjoyable listen. The LP opens strong with the foot-stomping and funky "Surrender," but the excitement is brought to a screeching halt with the melancholy ballad, "You're the Only One." It's actually a fine song with solid old-school vocal harmonies that feels wildly out of sequence. Monkey Island found the group stretching out and trying a little bit of everything, in hopes of landing one of those left-field hit records. The band was coming off the relative success of 1976 double-live classic, Blow Your Face Out, which was packed with high-energy concert classics that became instant FM radio regulars. The group would shoot their shot in 1977 with the full-length Monkey Island, released under the band name of just Geils. While frontman Peter Wolf and company had climbed as high as #10 on the Billboard 200 with breakout 1973 release, Bloodshot, that LP proved to be more of an outlier.
No matter how hard they tried, scoring that ever elusive hit far too often ended up as a losing proposition. The issue came in the form of the Boston band's studio efforts. Renowned across the country as a barn-burning live R&B band that could set the party off in pretty much any situation. Geils Band were caught in quite a conundrum throughout the 1970s.
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